Former major general jailed for fraud exits university post

A former major general has left his role as chief operating officer of a UK university after being jailed for fraud.

Nick Welch, who joined Arts University Bournemouth (AUB) as chief operating officer in 2019, was imprisoned for 21 months at Bulford Military Court. He had been convicted of conning 바카라사이트 British army out of ?48,000 in private school fees 바카라사이트 previous day.

¡°Following a guilty verdict in court proceedings against Nick Welch that predate his employment at Arts University Bournemouth, 바카라사이트 university can confirm that Mr Welch has left his role as AUB chief operating officer with immediate effect,¡± a?spokesman said.

The former assistant chief of 바카라사이트 general staff was found to have misused a continuity of education allowance by falsely claiming that he and his wife spent most of 바카라사이트ir time at his London address while sending his children to schools in 바카라사이트 south-west of England. The court ruled that 바카라사이트 couple had actually spent most of 바카라사이트ir time at 바카라사이트ir home in Dorset.

Welch, who retired from 바카라사이트 army in 바카라사이트 year before he took up 바카라사이트 AUB role, was 바카라사이트 most senior officer to face a court martial since 1815.

Judge Advocate General Alan Large ordered Welch to pay back 바카라사이트 fraudulently claimed cash, and also sentenced to him to retrospective dismissal from 바카라사이트 military, which means he loses his former rank.

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